IRAN

Islamic Republic of Iran

Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran

CAPITAL
: Tehran

FLAG
: The national flag is a tricolor of green, white, and red horizontal
stripes, the top and bottom stripes having the Arabic inscription
Allah Akbar
("God Is Great") written along the edge nearest the white
stripe. In the center, in red, is the coat of arms, consisting of a
stylized representation of the word
Allah.

ANTHEM
: The national anthem begins, "On the horizon rises the Eastern
Sun."